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Federer and Bedene’s match is the first of an evening double-header on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday January 15, with Ashleigh Barty and Aryna Sabalenka following afterwards.

The session is scheduled to start at 7pm local time in Melbourne - which means Federer and Bedene will likely get underway just after 8am in the UK on Tuesday morning.

Australian Open 2018 TV channel

The live coverage of the tennis in the UK has been exclusively taken up by Eurosport UK.

The Discovery-owned channel will show live action across Eurosport 1 and 2 throughout the fortnight.

The BBC also usually show the final and may negotiate deals to show the semi-final if British No 1 Andy Murray is involved. However, with the Scot already out after hip surgery, it is likely only the final will make terrestrial TV.